Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Blowgun |
Collection |
Oil Museum of Canada Collection |
Catalog Number |
OMC 1960.776.001 |
Other Name |
Blowpipe |
Description |
This blowgun is made from the wood of the Purple Heart tree. It is the inner tube of reed which does not warp or become crooked. It is sometimes called a blowpipe. It is used to propel darts which are dipped in Hurali poison. |
Provenance |
Brought back from the jungles of South America in the Amazon Basin by Lester and Margaret MacGillivray. |
Dimensions |
H-1.3 W-1.3 L-260 cm |
Search Terms |
International Drillers Weapons South America Memento |
People |
MacGillivray, Margaret MacGillivray, Lester |